Principal Java Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate core components of the next-generation Serverless Elasticsearch offering, focusing on distributed systems scale, performance, and resilience.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)
Builds
Next-generation Serverless Elasticsearch platform
Domain
Search, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Consensus algorithms, Core Java, Algorithms, Large-scale system design, Project ownership, Cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Data stores, Search, Lucene, JDK internals, Asynchronous event-driven network frameworks (Netty)
Technologies
Elasticsearch, Java, Netty, Lucene
Responsibilities
Design and build core pieces of the Serverless Elasticsearch offering; Improve components supporting concurrent and consistent indexing across multiple machines; Maintain cluster coordination system for high performance and safety; Push limits on shards, nodes, and petabytes; Troubleshoot performance and concurrency issues; Support engineers with complex problems; Own operational investigations end-to-end.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic impact
